Thread by @CurtisHouck

.@PhilipWegmann to Psaki: "Not long ago in this room, the surgeon general told us that Covid misinformation was a public health threat. I'm wondering if the White House is at all concerned given Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor's remarks about the omicron variant..."

.@PhilipWegmann: "Are you worried that there's misinformation that is being spread so much so that even a sitting Supreme Court justice has an inaccurate picture of things?"

Psaki: "Again, I'm just not going to weigh in on a specific legal argument made in the Court."

.@PhilipWegmann: "Can we expect that the President will be more aggressive and use the bully pulpit to tell teachers unions in Chicago to get back in the classroom?"

Psaki claims Biden "has been very clear...we are on the side of schools being open."

.@PhilipWegmann asks about the plight of Afghan women & girls (whom Psaki agreed should be honored in D.C.) as they're reportedly being told their bank accounts will be seized & they must leave before applying for refugee status.

Psaki says she'll have to check w/the State Dept